1:05 PM ET, May 31, 2008
Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Final
Chi Cubs leads 3-0 (as of 5/31)
| Game 1: Thursday, May 29 | ||
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| Colorado | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 8 | |
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| Game 2: Friday, May 30 | ||
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| Colorado | 9 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 10 | |
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| Game 3: Saturday, May 31 | ||
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| Colorado | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 | |
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| Game 4: Sunday, June 1 | ||
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| Colorado | 3 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 | |
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1:05 PM ET, May 31, 2008
Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
| Colorado Rockies | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| W Taveras CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .244 | ||
| S Smith RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | ||
| J De La Rosa P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Grilli P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| T Helton 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .282 | ||
| R Spilborghs LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .315 | ||
| C Sullivan LF-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 | ||
| I Stewart 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .273 | ||
| b-G Atkins PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .313 | ||
| C Iannetta C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .270 | ||
| J Baker 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .227 | ||
| J Herrera 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .245 | ||
| O Quintanilla SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .253 | ||
| G Rusch P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| A Arias P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-S Podsednik PH-LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 | ||
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | |||
| a-grounded to shortstop for A Arias in the 7th b-struck out looking for I Stewart in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: O Quintanilla (1, 2nd inning off R Dempster 1 on, 1 Out); T Helton (6, 5th inning off R Dempster 0 on, 1 Out); S Podsednik (1, 9th inning off C Marmol 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: O Quintanilla 2 (6), T Helton (21), S Podsednik (9) 2-out RBI: S Podsednik Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Baker 1, I Stewart 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| Colorado Rockies | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| G Rusch (L, 1-3) | 4.2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 87-60 | 7.03 | |
| A Arias | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18-10 | 2.84 | |
| J De La Rosa | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 32-17 | 8.39 | |
| J Grilli | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8-3 | 3.52 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 145-90 | ||
| PITCHING WP: J De La Rosa HBP: A Soriano (By J De La Rosa) Batters faced: G Rusch 24; A Arias 5; J De La Rosa 8; J Grilli 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Rusch 5-5; A Arias 3-1; J De La Rosa 1-1; J Grilli 0-0 Game Scores: G Rusch 29 | ||||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| A Soriano LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .289 | ||
| C Marmol P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| R Theriot SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .315 | ||
| D Lee 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .295 | ||
| A Ramirez 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .302 | ||
| G Soto C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .301 | ||
| B Howry P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Edmonds CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .186 | ||
| K Fukudome RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .310 | ||
| M DeRosa 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .303 | ||
| M Wuertz P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| N Cotts P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| H Blanco C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .343 | ||
| R Johnson CF-LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .263 | ||
| R Dempster P | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | ||
| M Fontenot 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | |||
| BATTING 2B: R Dempster (1, G Rusch); A Ramirez (15, G Rusch); G Soto 2 (19, G Rusch, J De La Rosa); R Johnson (9, G Rusch); M Fontenot (6, A Arias) HR: A Soriano (12, 2nd inning off G Rusch 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: R Dempster (2), A Soriano 3 (34), G Soto (38) S: R Dempster 2-out RBI: R Dempster, A Soriano 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M DeRosa 1, G Soto 1, D Lee 2, R Theriot 1, K Fukudome 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Soriano (4, 2nd base off J Grilli/C Iannetta) | ||||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||||
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| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| R Dempster (W, 7-2) | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 93-54 | 2.75 | |
| M Wuertz (H, 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-8 | 3.00 | |
| N Cotts (H, 1) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-11 | 0.00 | |
| B Howry (H, 8) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-8 | 4.71 | |
| C Marmol (S, 3) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18-12 | 1.75 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 153-93 | ||
| PITCHING WP: R Dempster HBP: R Spilborghs (By R Dempster) Batters faced: R Dempster 23; M Wuertz 3; N Cotts 5; B Howry 2; C Marmol 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Dempster 5-3; M Wuertz 2-0; N Cotts 2-1; B Howry 0-1; C Marmol 0-1 Game Scores: R Dempster 52 | ||||||||||
| COL | CHC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | O Quintanilla homered to right, J Baker scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 2nd | R Dempster doubled to deep center, K Fukudome scored. | 2 | 1 | |
| 2nd | A Soriano homered to right center, R Dempster scored. | 2 | 3 | |
| 3rd | G Soto doubled to deep center, A Ramirez scored. | 2 | 4 | |
| 4th | A Soriano singled to center, R Johnson scored. | 2 | 5 | |
| 5th | T Helton homered to left center. | 3 | 5 | |
| 9th | S Podsednik homered to right center. | 4 | 5 | |
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| Stadium | Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 41,529 (101.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:43 |
| Weather | 72 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 14 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - James Hoye, First Base - Brian Onora, Second Base - Jerry Crawford, Third Base - Paul Nauert |

